WASHINGTON, (XM Satellite Radio) - XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 5 million subscribers, has announced nominees for the First Annual XM Nation
Music Awards. Nominated by XM's programming staff with categories that range from favorite cover song to the artist most overlooked by traditional radio, the XM Nation
Music Awards honor some of the most talented and interesting musicians today.
Music fans nationwide can vote online beginning November 4 at https://awards.xmradio.com.
"The XM Nation Music Awards reinvent the music award to reflect the expertise of XM's programming staff, the diversity of XM's music programming and the broad range of tastes and sensibilities of our subscribers," said Eric Logan, XM's executive vice president of programming.
Online voting for nominees will be available on XM's website at https://awards.xmradio.com through Sunday, November 27. XM will announce the winners on Monday, December 5.
Award Category - Nominees
"XM Now" - Most Important Green Day Established Artist Kanye West U2
"XM Next" - Most Important Indie M.I.A. Emerging Artist Bloc Party The Arcade Fire
"On the Rise" - Most Important The Click Five Mainstream Emerging Artist Young Jeezy Fall Out Boy
"On the Rebound" - Best Comeback Pink Floyd of the Year Mariah Carey Motley Crue
"Deja vu" - Best Cover Song by an "World, Shut Your Mouth"/Death Cab Established Artist for Cutie (Julian Cope) "Listen to Your Heart"/D.H.T. (Roxette) "The Harder They Come"/Willie Nelson (Jimmy Cliff)
"The Single Life Is Good" - Best Rob Thomas Solo Career Gwen Stefani Trey Anastasio
"Dream Duets" - Artist Shakira and Usher Collaborations We'd Like to See Snoop Dogg and Britney Spears Lucinda Williams and Bruce Springsteen
"Dashboard Anthem" - Best Pop Hollaback Girl/ Gwen Stefani Sing-Along Song of 2005 Drop It Like Its Hot/Snoop Dogg (feat. Pharrell Williams) Since U Been Gone/ Kelly Clarkson
"Turn Up the Heat" - Sexiest Song Ciara (feat. Ludacris)/Oh Pussycat Dolls (feat. Busta Rhymes)/ Don't Cha Ying Yang Twins/ Wait (The Whisper Song)
"Solid as a Rock" - Favorite Music Faith Hill & Tim McGraw Couple Hillary Duff & Joel Madden (Good Charlotte) Beyonce & Jay-Z
"So You Wanna Be a Movie Star?" - Keith Urban Artists We'd Like to See Pharrell Williams Crossover to Films Ciara
"Where's My Lighter?" - Most Likely The Eagles to Have Another "Final" Tour Cher The Who
"Under the Radar" - Artist Most Sigur Ros Overlooked by FM Radio Ryan Adams Bright Eyes
"On the Brink" - Best Unsigned Margot & the Nuclear So & So's Artist Last Conservative Something for Rockets
Complete details, including additional categories and voting rules, are available at https://awards.xmradio.com.
